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Transfection vs Transduction - What's the difference?

transfection | transduction |

As nouns the difference between transfection and transduction

is that transfection is the introduction of foreign DNA into a eukaryotic cell while transduction is the transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid.

transfection

English

Noun

(wikipedia transfection) (en noun)
  • (molecular biology) The introduction of foreign DNA into a eukaryotic cell.

    • Related terms

    * transfectant

    transduction

    English

    Noun

  • (biology) The transfer of genetic material from one bacterial cell to another by a bacteriophage or plasmid
  • The process whereby a transducer converts energy from one form to another
  • (physiology) The conversion of a stimulus from one form to another
  • (physics) The conversion of energy (especially light energy) into another form, especially in a biological process such as photosynthesis or in a transducer
  • (logic) A form of inference involving reasoning from one specific case to another (compare induction)